Below you will find example sentences with "heading toward". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Heading Toward in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: heading
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.8 words

Words in this phrase

heading toward

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • heading can mean: present participle and gerund of head Frequent word
  • toward can mean: In the direction of. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a defense heading toward the playoffs 1× and absences heading toward the weekend 1× and is heading toward the caribbean 1× and was heading toward the deli 1× arm briefly heading toward the locker 1× city is heading toward the 10th 1× could be heading toward the livingston 1× groups are heading toward wonderful things 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a cold front 1× as the city 1× at halftime it 1× barno broke away 1× both groups are 1× change said mumaw 1×

Common sentence endings:

a federal default 1× a strained shoulder 1× after leaving nobu 1× bar even lower 1× defeat to herriman 1× his model ex 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

south 2× international 2× space 2× station 2× hurricane 2× dorian 2× moves 2× away 2× front 2× flood 2× third 2× rate 2×

Related phrases

heading home attitude toward heading towards toward achieving move toward turn toward moving toward step toward

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around heading:

heading home 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

heading home headed home head injury head coaching head coaches head coach

Just after it in the phrase index:

heading towards headline inflation headphone jack health advocate health authorities health benefits

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

heading home heading towards

Same ending:

attitude toward move toward turn toward moving toward step toward

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "heading toward" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a defense heading toward the playoffs, and absences heading toward the weekend, south, international and space stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with heading home, attitude toward, heading towards and heading home, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with heading toward

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

A cold front is moving off the southeast continental U.S. and is heading toward the Caribbean. (17 words)

Barno broke away from Ondoro during Mile 23 on a London Road downhill heading toward downtown Duluth. (17 words)

The Polk County Sheriff's Office shared on Facebook that the plume could be heading toward the Livingston area. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

I had left my office building on 39th Street and Third Avenue and was heading toward the deli on the corner when my eyes met those of an older man who was wearing a black button-down shirt and standing on the sidewalk as though he was taking a break. (50 words)

However, the male on the ATV disregarded the officer’s signal and instead accelerated at a high rate of speed, heading toward Coal St. In a reckless maneuver, the driver drove onto the sidewalk, narrowly avoiding collision with a pedestrian. (40 words)

International space station captures view of Hurricane Dorian heading toward USA camera onboard the International Space Station captured Hurricane Dorian as it moves away from the Virgin Islands heading in the direction of the Bahamas and. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Change said Mumaw and Giboney were traveling north on Route 16 heading toward St. Marys when they were struck by another Chevy pick up truck heading south.

International space station captures view of Hurricane Dorian heading toward USA camera onboard the International Space Station captured Hurricane Dorian as it moves away from the Virgin Islands heading in the direction of the Bahamas and.

The storm’s center was expected to pass just east of the island before heading toward Shanghai on mainland China, then weakening as it moves toward South Korea and Japan.

A cold front is moving off the southeast continental U.S. and is heading toward the Caribbean.

As the city is heading toward the 10th anniversary of the 2013 flood, officials say much work has gone into preventative measures and Calgary is a lot more flood resilient than it once was.

At halftime, it looked like Riverton — which entered Friday evening undefeated in Region 3 and ranked third in the 6A RPI — was heading toward an upset defeat to Herriman.

Barno broke away from Ondoro during Mile 23 on a London Road downhill heading toward downtown Duluth.

Both groups are heading toward wonderful things, with multiple concerts and fun activities that the kids are really looking forward to.

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Cunningham was hit as he threw and appeared to land on his right arm, briefly heading toward the locker room with a strained shoulder.

However, the male on the ATV disregarded the officer’s signal and instead accelerated at a high rate of speed, heading toward Coal St. In a reckless maneuver, the driver drove onto the sidewalk, narrowly avoiding collision with a pedestrian.

I had left my office building on 39th Street and Third Avenue and was heading toward the deli on the corner when my eyes met those of an older man who was wearing a black button-down shirt and standing on the sidewalk as though he was taking a break.

Joseph-Day can now be claimed by any of the other 31 teams in the league and he could provide some experienced help up front for a defense heading toward the playoffs.

Just as two security guards were heading toward him, an Academy official intercepted him and brought him to the press.

McCarthy’s Wall Street address came with Washington heading toward a potential fiscal crisis over the need to raise the nation’s debt limit, now at $31 trillion, and avert a federal default.

Sure, the loss stings, but the results are pretty good for a team that is heading toward a draft that is top-heavy with some real talent.

The 44-year-old and his rumored girlfriend were photographed heading toward a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon after leaving Nobu.

The 'American Sniper' actor and the former NFL star are predicted to be heading toward a 'testosterone-fueled smackdown' as the former secretly still has feelings for his model ex.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office shared on Facebook that the plume could be heading toward the Livingston area.

Usually, the majority needed would be 218 votes, but there are currently two vacant seats, dropping the threshold to 217 — and absences heading toward the weekend would drop the majority bar even lower.

You don’t have to be a CPA, although Dale was one, to know that if our government keeps on accumulating debt at the rate we are doing, the U.S. is heading toward economic ruin.

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